Man, some distributors and sellers really underestimate the consumer. They're not just assuming that we're not savvy, but that we're idiots.
Perhaps I'm oversimplifying, but this shit smells like censorship. According to site Dear Author:
"Amazon has excluded GLBT books from appearing in 'some searches and bestseller lists' based on the premise that books about gays falling in love and possibly having sex is 'adult material.' Barnes & Noble had committed to shelving Running Presses new m/m romance fiction line in the romance section but is now moving these dangerous to our children books to the GLBT section."
Sort of fucked, no? In addition to this, some works have been stripped of their sales rank. And not just trashy/pulpy romance novels--which would still be messed up--but canonical titles. Sorry, Mr. Baldwin.
Luckily, "Smart Bitches, Trashy Books" (and perhaps the Twitter community--which I'm starting to acknowledge as a respectful tool) have fought back; Google 'amazon rank' and check out what comes up as the number one result. The internet strikes back.
Despite the holiday, I'm sure the folks at Amazon are planning a course of action. Expect to hear something within the next couple of days. An apology would be nice; as long as there's no excuses, like it was someone inexplicable technical glitch. Fuckers.
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